Few Around to Notice When White Sox Win

Jerry Manuel hardly noticed a chilly wind or the reaction of the 25,358 on hand, the smallest crowd for a White Sox home opener in 23 years.

He was much too busy managing his first game at Comiskey Park.

He heard some boos when his starting pitcher struggled, didn’t realize he drew the loudest ovation of the day when he argued a sixth-inning call and later tried to enjoy a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Texas on Monday.

“I’m very glad it’s over, will be glad when the evening is done and we can just get back to playing again Wednesday night,” Manuel said. “I was so involved in the game because it flowed different ways, and once you get involved like that, all the other stuff, the peripheral stuff, you’re not really aware of.”

Magglio Ordonez homered to tie the score in the sixth and then drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth.

His first homer of the season, a solo shot off Bobby Witt in the sixth, tied the score, 4-4.

With the score still tied in the eighth, Frank Thomas singled and Albert Belle doubled for only his third hit in 20 at-bats. Robin Ventura was intentionally walked by Roger Pavlik (0-1) to load the bases, and Ordonez singled to center.

Seattle 8, New York 0--Jamie Moyer struck out 11 in seven innings and Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer for the Mariners, who beat New York for the 18th time in their last 22 games in Seattle.

Moyer (1-1) and Paul Spoljaric combined on a three-hitter and fanned 15, dropping the Yankees to 1-4.

Ken Griffey Jr. and David Segui had RBI singles off Andy Pettitte (0-2) in the first inning, and Rodriguez made the score 4-0 with his homer in the fifth.

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BATTING

* Magglio Ordonez, Chicago

2 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 HR in 5-4 win over Texas.

* Mark McLemore, Texas

3 for 5, 1 RBI in 5-4 loss to Chicago.

* Alex Rodriguez, Seattle

2 for 5, 2 RBIs, 1 home run in 8-0 victory over New York.

PITCHING

* Jamie Moyer, Seattle

7 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 11 strikeouts in 8-0 victory over New York.

* Paul Spoljaric, Seattle

2 innings, 0 hits, 4 strikeouts in 8-0 victory over New York.

* Pedro Martinez, Boston

7 innings, 7 hits, 1 run in 2-1 loss to the Angels.

* Chuck Finley, Angels

9 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 10 strikeouts in 2-1 win over Boston.